Hi dear fellow Musicians :) In this other lesson we add the left hand chords as well; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7VzrKSgmsDKeas.html Enjoy :) Many regards from Oliver Prehn

This is like the musical version of 'painting with bob ross'

I was perfectly happy before watching this. Now I have to go buy a piano.

One thing I learned from Sir David Gilmour about breaks, in an old interview: During some solos, he plays only when breathing out. This assures his playing has rests like a vocal line might. This is something that has helped my playing immensely, as it's something very simple to practice, yet it requires some concentrarion(Which prevents you from overthinking your lines and therefore encourages you to play more intuitively and trust your ears and fingers)

I’m a guitar player but I learned about improvisation more from this video than any guitar video tutorial I’ve ever seen in my life. Thank you very much.

Bus driver??! You are just the best piano teacher that I found on the Internet up to now!

The fact that your a city bus driver and still have time to produce high quality videos like this and for FREE!damn🔥❤

“Make it sound good” is always the best advice.

This video is the positive answer to “can I play piano if I only played guitar”. As a former guitar enthusiast not finding in the guitar a nice choice for jazz, I find this video a huge motivator. In guitar (unless you study like a pro) you rarely are aware of theory behind, just “oh this arpegio sounds good over this chord”, “cool I can substitute this chord with this one” and then lookup the shapes in some catalog/app. Thanks for this. Exactly what I needed to get started without a too frustrating learning curve.

Was a city bus driver in Montréal for 18 years until 1998, piano is my hobby and I really enjoy your classes. I just wish the Internet came earlier for me to learn all this and get way better than I am. People say I have a nice sound, but deep inside I know I'm missing in part the drills you're showing us thru your videos. I became lazy and transpose my keyboard to stay mostly in C, so that's limiting. I now just have to retire from my latest job and start practicing to stay alive! Thank you so much. Donation to follow. Regards, Pierre.

I'm a guitar player and I learned more about jazz here than from guitar videos. And what's more, this video ENCOURAGES me instead of overwhelming or worse, discouraging me to play. "Be cool, have fun." I love it. Thank you Oliver for this music education gold.

Man I was blind, now I see the light... THANKs

I'm 69 and never learned really playing piano although I owned several in my life. I often started to learn but lost motivation soon. Watching your lessons gives me hope to learn at least some improvisations technics. Now arctic winter ahead I will use the dark time to practice and get in flow with jazz sounds. Most motivating lessons I have found in youtube in the last years.

thank you! you're the only one here thats actually teaching the technique of improv.. not just showing us jazz scales

I can't emphasize enough how good your lessons are...

They are people born in this planet 🌍 to teach others !!!! Is their mission !!!!!!! I will contribute on PayPal .... I even don’t play yet piano ( but looking to learn as I did play bass .. and guitar long time ago ! ). And learning music is an anti ageing drug !!

I'm a self taught pianist and have been getting into jazz and always wondered how that sound of playing "outside" was made. This opened up things that weren't clear to me. Thank you

It is unreal how well a grasp this person has at presenting, explaining, showing, and incrementing through these concepts for complete beginners. I have been playing a while, but enjoyed following along very much and have never been apart of such a great lesson before.

This is simply incredible! The step by step approach is revolutionary. And starting from rhythm with two fingers is genious. I've been a big fan of your lessons but you've really aced yourself with this one from a pedagogical point of view. Looking forward to what you come up with next!

you legit just saved my life i need to play a jazz piece to get into jazz band and i only have a week AND i have improvise :< i had no idea how to improvise before this

Man, you did my day. I'm gonna pay for this excellent lesson, hoping you'll be able to be a full time musician really soon. Probably one of the best lessons I've ever been taught in my entire life. Kudos.

I have been "playing" for a long time and no one has ever explained what's going on in Improvisational Jazz this way...I want to thank you for so much clarity and this video...it will "Change" the way I "plat"...smile

Such a clever method for structuring a lesson... Revolutionary

The fact that he can go through every comment and takes the time to read them and respond to some makes me love this guy

you just opened my piano world, even though i've been playing for over 20 years

This video increased my coolness quotient.

a topic that seemingly never gets talked about in music theory and classes. i am just about discovering this myself at the moment and it seems to have a lot to do with the essence of musicality in my eyes. a great video which helps a lot, thank you!

From Ghana,West Africa, Thank You❤️

This is the right way to learn how to improvise. Especially for kids and teenagers. Incredible!!

I'm a self-taught accordionist and will practice this with my right hand. Thanks a mil Oliver; you're a musical gem!

He sounds so wise

oh my god. You make it so so easy without all the theory. "Just Play" is what I had been looking for. Thanks a mil.

I think the 462 people who pu the thumb down do not appreciate and do not realize how much time you spend to make those videos which are really absolutly high quality lessons ! So very well done for your job !!!

This method works really well for the guitar too. In fact, because positions in the guitar are symmetric, it is even easier.

I almost cried when I saw step10... thanks

There's something hypnotic about your voice and tone, makes your lessons sound like fairy tales. It gives out a warm feeling of security. I don't know how old you are, but to me you're like Santa Claus that brings a new toy you want to try right away. Thank you!

Very brilliant Teacher.

Watching your videos i realized that we don't really pay attention on stuff we (maybe) already know and we don't really use them in our playing!! I am happy i found your channel, it's unlocking areas in my head in a perfect way!

Dear Oliver, you are fantastic in didactics. For someone who never sat in front a keyboard, after going through the 10 steps, he is able to improvise his own jazz music. Congratulations for your work in music. I wish I could see a similar practice in guitar!!!!... Nilceu, from Curitiba, Brazil

So lucky to see you here master Oliver.

This is such a good breakdown! I never thought something as complex as jazz improv could be explained in a simple and digestable way. I wish I found this sooner!

Oh my God I have never seen anything like this before. I'm struggling with some fixed patterns and I am restricted to "known" areas on guitar fingerboard. You have just changed my point of seeing the whole music concept. This is so great.. Thank you!

My favorite part is the breaks. "Be cool." Indeed.

This is the type of music that is for stress relief, to sleep, to study, and just to listen to.

I play bass, but I think that this lesson is a "master" for all musicians. Thank a lot!

Thank you so much sir. You're not the other musicians who uploads a short vid and upload the remaining vids to their website with a monthly subscription or like the others who sell their sheets. God bless

I had a dream ... that one day I could play Jazz music and improvise... You made this dream comes true. Thank you !!!

Now I will have you as my personal Jazz teacher ❤️👍

This is great stuff, thank you very much! It may seem like an half-an-hour lesson, it actually is a roadmap for a lot of evenings fun with practice. I'm glad you didn't dive into theory about scales and such, since there is already so much great material about it. However, not a lot of lessons help me with a schedule, something I can work to and keep me busy for more than a couple of hours. You have a calm way of explaining and have certainly added excitement to it!

This is music teaching as art!

Now I certainly gonna play piano

Oliver, you are among the best music teachers I have come across - your lessons are always carefully thought out and beautifully presented. With your lessons you will continue to empower musicians of all levels for many years to come. Thank you for your gifts to the community!! I will show my gratitude by sending you a modest donation.

Great! I'm gonna practice these exercises for a little while until I get it right. I don't have place to go around because the coronavirus, so I will get fun practicing in my room alone with not boring times! Thank you very much! Greetings from Tijuana!

Dear Mr. Prehn, Thank you so much for this video, it is one of the best lessons I have seen on the internet. Everything is explained perfectly, and the playback is absolutely superb. Moreover, you insist on the essential elements, not only in jazz but also in music in general: the silences. Finally, I congratulate you wholeheartedly for your courage, your devotion in spite of the necessity to practice another profession than music. I can guarantee you (but you certainly know it in your heart) that by simply listening to this lesson we understand that in addition to being an excellent teacher you are a magnificent pianist.

You have destroyed 40 years of senseless exercising..this is the best improvising lesson I have ever received.

This is the most enertaining piano lesson i've ever had

Step 6 is exactly the direction I needed, thank you.

This is the Danish Guru of unheard of Jazz explorations!

Amazing. You're revealing secrets the secret society of jazz do NOT want out there. I hope you have protection ! :). Seriously, OLIVER! the best primer on how to improv with jazz I've ever seen.

Thanks a ton, for making a complex thing into such simple concept... I've been struggling to improvise all these days, these simple ways makes me have more fun and learn at the same time... Cheers

I've been learning scales most of my life. This is straight up genius. Thank you! ... Stay cool!

you are the "Bob Ross" of jazz piano ;-) fantastic videos, thx

There is no way I can write in words how much I loved this video. A huge thank you.

Never have I seen these concepts presented so cleverly . Excellent lesson sir. Thank you for sharing this!

Phenomenal; this is quality KZfaq.

Best Jazz tutorial ever... God sent you

I am Vietnamese, thank you for sharing, I want to see many of your videos.

Como coube tanto conhecimento passado em 33 minutos? Professores do mundo aprendam com NewJazz e melhorem e muito! Obrigado New Jazz!

Thank you, SO MUCH!!. What I needed was the "break" that you spoke!! Makes things more rhythmic and fun. Thank you.

This opens worlds. You are an amazing teacher.

Oliver Prenn, is it too soon for me to say, "I love you!" ??? lol. Your are amazing, such a fine teacher so rare in this world! Thank you. :)

Thank you so much, I thought I've never understand improvisation since I've played classical piano for so long but you've helped me realize the tips I needed.

I play bass and drums, but this is absolutely great! This lessons are almost perfect!

The best understanding with visuals and a pace we can all work with. I will practice this for the month. Storing this technique in the memory bank. Thank you for the deposit.

Now I have got system in the things I try to do and doubled up with new things. Thank You!

This is pure GOLD!

This is great! I'm a long time self-taught improviser on the keys, and I found this to be an inspiring video with a lot of great technique all in one place. It also reminds me to leave more space when I solo -- I tend to be too much of a rocker/shredder, and it's good to be reminded to step back and let your playing breathe a bit.

You are some sort of genius. Thanks for this golden knowledge.

Always excelent!

Grandi lezioni le trovo molto utili e musicali….hai feeling da vendere, anche quando parli…sei geniale!! Le mie dita cementate si stanno svegliando.. grazie

Another winner. I can't say how necessary this lesson was to me, even if i already do all or most of this, analyzing it that way helps gain consciousness, balance things out. When you played all the notes on your five-finger grip (ironically because you were talking at that moment about leaving tones out) I noticed how good it sounded as a chord. I guess it's a Cm7 suspended fourth but that would be a taboo voicing because the one and three is in there, demonstrating that one should always see what happens when guildelines are broken. In this case playing your handgrip together and cluster chords instead of sparse (leave out notes) voicings. The main thing I can apply this to is now having an easier way to go "outside" and back in again, like a map. After over half an hour I still haven't checked or cared that much what the actual progression is except that it's a few bars in (maybe) C minor, and I'm gonna do that right now. It was exactly right for you to avoid that whole aspect of it. Thank you thank you. Very smart lesson

There is so much here. wow. Thanks so much.

this is like JAZZ APPROVED

You are the Bob Ross of music my friend. I can hear the "happy" trees you're playing.

You are a talented teacher.

Oliver, a wonderful lesson !!!))) You are a magical teacher, not a driver of transport !!!))) ... but I want to pay !!!

who are Oliver??? I was walking in the darkness and you just put ligth on my way... Thank you very much . I don't know How I can describe your lessons.. just great...!!!

No idea who the 44 people are that disliked this (or any other Oliver vids) but they must be running other YT channels and jealous of this Gem of a human and jazz piano teacher.

You are a most gifted teacher. This is the best instructional video on how to learn to improvise that I've listened to and I've listened to a lot. I love how you build one skill on top of another. Your personality puts me at ease and gives me confidence that this is actually something I can to. Thank you!!!!

Thanks a lot. I haven't tried it yet (will do right after writing this comment), but already now I am quite sure this is one of the best guide on KZfaq on how to improvise jazz on the piano.

The 10th step got me

Fabulous! I now know what I’ll be doing on my new keyboard for (at least) the next year. Just what I need at just the right time, thank you Oliver!

Amazing lesson! Thanks a lot!!! It's very useful for every jazz musician, not only for piano players.

I can't wait to transfer this practice approach to my trumpet.

过去我看过一些别人讲的Jazz教程，但是学习了却不得要领，始终没有学明白，那时候我认为Jazz音乐是非常神秘而难懂的，看了NewJazz视频教程之后，我才恍然大悟，原来可以用巧妙而相对简单的方法去理解Jazz和声与旋律的精髓，这些课程对我有很大帮助，非常非常感谢！

I am in the market for a digital piano because I want to take Oliver's lessons! Guitar player. Thanks Oliver.

Hello Mr.Oliver I just want to thank you for sharing your skills with us....

Its a perfectly teaching processes for all kind of students.. never ever seen like this easy process.. take my Pronam, 🙏🙏🙏Namaste, 🙏🙏Salute ❤❤ i m from india sir

Loved it, Oliver! Thank you.

Bravo maestro ! Great practical and progressive explanations that sound musical. I enjoy the new sensations that your teaching allows me to experience. Thanks for the great work, Oliver.